Aulonocara nyassae
Aulonocara nyassae, known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of haplochromine Cichlid that is endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. It has been recorded from the southeastern arm of the lake and may be present in the southwestern arm.[1] This species was known only from its holotype,[2] which was collected at the turn of the century, until more specimens were collected in the 1990s.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Aulonocara |
Species: | A. nyassae |
Binomial name | |
Aulonocara nyassae Regan, 1922 | |
Sources
- Konings, A. (2018). "Aulonocara nyassae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61069A148845590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61069A148845590.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Aulonocara nyassae" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Ad Konings (1995). "A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus Aulonocara, with the description of three new species". The Cichlids Yearbook. 5: 26–36.
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